cunny12345 Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Hi, i have been trying sidehops and i am stuck on only one height and cant get any higher due to the fact that whenever i go for abit higher sidehop i normally just bail out before pulling up,partly because i think my front wheel wont make it onto the top and i will fall, anybody got any tips on how to just get that little bit higher? thanks Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeee Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Make a super hero noise..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Practise and balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Make a super hero noise..... HAHAHAH! on a more serious note.. i think you just have to go for it, if you can side hop you must have the technique, just exaggerate it even more and don't worry about getting hurt. if your worried about falling, you'll never know how high you can get, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) Exxagerate the move, fold your legs to the maximum, and by that I really mean to the maximum. First it will be difficult but it will be automatic soon. Then try to get as dynamic as you can standing up again. You can practice this move with skipping rope. Just fold your legs to the max at every jumps and you will progress loads in terms of height. When you finally get this move dialled at the highest speed you can, tuck to the max when you are up the wall. This is difficult and will hurt your legs big time but it will help you getting some extra centimeters. To train that you can just jump by foot on top of palets. You will automatically fold your legs at the top of it, so it will train this move. Then get this motion as fast as you can and you'll do awesome sidehops. My coach told me to do this every day in the week and it works really well. He is a french champion if that can help you get motivated. Edited May 1, 2011 by Canardweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Reynolds Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) Cant belive anyone hasnt linked to this Edited May 1, 2011 by Martin Reynolds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LROB87 Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Cant belive anyone hasnt linked to this hahahaha any more tuts from this mado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Mallinson Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Shave your legs and wear lycra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 As the saying goes " Practice makes perfect " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George6512 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Cant belive anyone hasnt linked to this I was hoping no one had put this on but owell its great. =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I found the correct tyre pressure helps too. Im running mine quite soft compared to what I used to which was solid. Nice amount of bounce in the bike. But like everyones said, exagerate the move and you will see improvements very quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunny12345 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Ah okay, thanks guys, would it be better to land flat when doing sidehops or landing on the front wheel and pulling the back end up, at the momant i land on the front wheel Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Limburn Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) Ah okay, thanks guys, would it be better to land flat when doing sidehops or landing on the front wheel and pulling the back end up, at the momant i land on the front wheel Matt. you will generally sidehop higher if you can exaggerate all movements and land on two wheels. thats what seems to go down these days anyway. but i can't sidehop to two at all! edit: and as for tyre pressure, it can affect bounce loads. but if i were to run a good side hopping tyre pressure then all my other moves, gaps etc, would result in a lot of folded rims! Edited May 2, 2011 by T-Limburn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Ah okay, thanks guys, would it be better to land flat when doing sidehops or landing on the front wheel and pulling the back end up, at the momant i land on the front wheel Matt. I can only sidehop to rear. All other forms of sidehopping either fail epically or I pussy out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunny12345 Posted May 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 ah okay, seems like i will be trying the sidehops to both wheels then cheers matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 My link just copy this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmark Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 i find anger helps . i was getting teasy because i could sidehop up a wall earlier and i took my frustration out on the side hop and almost got it. i got up there but couldnt hold my balance and jumped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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